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The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1935-08-07

1935-08-07-001

ALL THE REAL NEWS AND SPECIAL
FEATURES CAREFULLY EDITED
READ BY BRIGHT PEOPLE
IT SHINES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN
NORTHERN STARK COUNTY
READ BY BRIGHT PEOPLE
VOL. 13.—NO. 39.
An Independent Newspaper That Plays No Favorites Among Advertisers or Subscribers, and With One Price To All
NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1935
$2.00 PER YEAR.
Vote FOR the Poor Relief Issue on Tuesday!
SWIMMING STROKES A
FEATURE OF MEETING
Friday Evening, Aug. 9, a Large
Number of High.piass Stark
County "Water Birds" Will
Show Their Ability In the Big
Pool In North Canton.
OUSLEY STARS IN EVENT
Entries are coming in from pools
and beaches about* Stark county to
compete on Friday evening, August
9, at the North Canton Pool. Events
for both men and women will be held
to determine just who are the masters of the different strokes in this
county. Awards will be given for
first, second, third places. A trophy
to the high point team. The public
is invited to see this meet. Admission
is free.
Bob Ousley a Star
Robert Ousley proved to be the
individual star by winning 3 firsts
out of 7 events for young men while
North Canton lost to Akron 32 to 40
points.
Evans gained second place in the
fancy diving with 63.45 points. Led-
ford of Akron first with 73.55;
Peters of North Canton took third
place with 52 points..
North Canton having some of their
swimmers away, proved fatal in the
relay and medley.
Five North Canton girls swam a
40-yd. free style with the final results: Margaret Mohler, first; Esther
Hinder, second; Dorothy McClelland,
third; Myrtle Denton, fourth; Gladia
Miesmer, fifth. (Time 29 seconds).
The-Akron girls will visit North
Canton soon for a duel meet with
our girls.
Learn To Swim
The Ohio Water Safety association
is sponsoring a learn-to-swim campaign and North Canton has joined
in with the Red Cross of Canton in
the contest between cities of 25000
population and over. To date North
Canton has taught: 39 to be polli-
wogs, or swimmers of 10 to 25 feet.
61 to be beginners, or swimmers of
25 to 100 feet. 19 to be swimmers or
tread water, float, dive, swim 100
yards; 50 feet with legs only, surface
dive, and witness a demonstration of
artificial respiration.
Softball League
While softball has been rather quiet
due to vacation and rain, this activity
will gain some momentum this week.
Several boys' games will be played
and possibly the Hoover league will
start its final round.
Told Without
Varnish fa Ben Long
D
Private Secretaries
AVID LAWRENCE'S tribute to
Louis Howe, private secretary to
President Roosevelt, is one great
newspaper writer telling the truth
about another great newspaper man
every member of the profession
recognizes has no equal -today as a
private secretary and political adviser. Louis Howe is recovering from
a long and serious illness, and while
his old-time vigor may be missing,
it is the opinion of the newspaper
correspondents stationed in Washington that his penetrating judgment is
of inestimable value to the President
these hot and tiring days.
WAY TO SAYE MONEY
Is To Visit Crawfords Store During
His August Sale.
Everyone who visits Crawfords
store for men and boys knows that
the entire stock is fresh, new goods,
kept up to date and therefore the
sale that is being held from August
8 to 17, is a real cutting of prices.
The merchandise is up to the
minute styles and patterns and a 25%
reduction or one-fourth off the regular
price makes a saving worth any one's
consideration.
Visit the Crawford store. You will
be pleased with the opportunities
found there.
IS IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. W. E. Hill Awaiting Operation
For Toxic Goiter.
Mrs. W. E. Hill is in Mercy hospital. Her physicians are hoping to
build her health to the point where
they may operate for toxic goiter.
Mrs. Hill, though a quiet retiring
person, has many friends who are
wishing her well and hoping to see
her in health in the near future.
Back From Bass Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Good and Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Deetz have arrived
home from Bass Lake, near Traverse
City, Mich. Pishing fine. While there
they were greeted by Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Bolker and Mr. and Mrs. "Red"
Streby. The Strebys own a fine trailer,
said Sam, "one of the*most modern
I ever saw. It is a good hotel on
wheels."
LOUIS HOWE was covering (reporting) the proceedings of the legislature in Albany, N. Y., when he
first met Franklin D. Roosevelt, then
a state senator. When Roosevelt went
to Washington as assistant secretary
of the navy under Wilson he induced
Howe to go along as his private
secretary. The two men are the
modern Damon and Pythias, and
many seasoned political writers believe it was Howe's fidelity and love
for his chief that brought about his
nomination. Day and night Howe
worked for Roosevelt, advancing his
cause and pointing out pitfalls. That
the President appreciates and loves
Howe none will deny.
XXX
A LOYAL and efficient secretary is
hard to find. A secretary can
make or break an ordinary man
in public life. Apart from loyalty, a
good secretary must know how to
deal with the public. Many a congressman has gone down to defeat
after a term or two because his
private secretary did not know enough
or was too indolent to keep in touch
with the "folks back home."
The same thing goes for other men
in public life.'They employ secretaries
of small mental ability, and as a
result they find themselves out in the
cold when the next election ballots
are counted.
A wife, too, can ruin a public man's
career. I have known. several cases
where men were within reach of the
governorship, even the presidency,
and a wife's tongue or insolent manner spelled his doom.
X X X
HE big men in the house and
senate employ capable secretaries.
Little escapes their piercing gaze.
Joe Cannon, when speaker of the
house, had two star newspaper _ men
on his staff. One day his political
secretary said to him: "Here are the
socks Mrs. Blank knitted for you last
year. She arrived in Washington this
morning with her husband from
Danville."
When Mr. and Mrs. Blank called
to see Speaker Cannon he was presiding over the house, but he turned
the gavel over to a member and went
into his office to greet the Blanks.
Of course they saw the socks he
wore, trust Cannon for that, and the
dear old lady actually wept tears of
joy when Joe described the satisfaction it gave him to wear them.
The Blanks left town. the next day
and Speaker Cannon resumed his old
custom of wearing silk socks.
Cannon served as speaker seven
years, and he was in congress so long*
that some persons actually believed
he was one of the first men Illinois
sent to Washington.
The one time he was defeated was
his own fault and had he listened
to his two secretaries—but that is
another story.
XXX
THE eternal bickering between capital and labor is retarding recovery, and those of us in between are becoming weary of playing
the goat.
The learn to swim campaign inaugurated by the Community Building will save many lives this year
and in the years to come.
Politics—forget it. The average
man can get hot under the collar
these days without any effort, so why
argue over something you know will
make you uncomfortable?
STORMY FISHING TRIP
TOLD BY M. MESSERLY
With Skipper Roy Harpold In
Command and Don Cameron
At Wheel Men From North
Canton Braved Rain, Wind
and High Waves In Lake Erie.
GET FISH IN RESTAURANT
f
[As told to the yachting editor of
The Sun by Max Messerly. Mr.
Messerly agrees to assume full
responsibility for this story.—Editors
The Sun.]
There were eight in the crowd when
we reached the dock at Lakeside,
Cleveland: Max Messerly, Don Cameron, Roy Harpold, Roy Roshong,
Ralph Hess, Ward Mathie of North
Canton, and Mr. Freitag and son of
Akron.
The weather looked threatening
but the wind was slow, so we pushed
out into the lake full of confidence.
When about four miles from shore
the wind picked up and Skipper Roy
Harpold ordered First Mate Cameron
to reef the spanker boom. This sail
is near the stern, but Don misunderstood the order and started for the
main royal stay between the fore
royal and the main royal masts.
Wind a Gale
By this time the wind was blowing
a gale and Skipper Harpold ordered
all- members of the crew except the
lookout and the man at the helm to
meet in his cabin for a conference.
He told us the weather was beginning
to be thick but to keep our courage.
"The hull is sound, the keel is
clean, and if we keep our nerve we'll
weather the gale. Of course all fishing trips are more or less dangerous,
but a friend of mine was captain of
a canal boat and he told me many
things we'll find useful in this storm,"
said Harpold. Then he ordered us
on deck.
The boat began to pitch, and
several of the crew were showing
signs of seasickness. "Pull in the
fore royal stay and three of you
fellows go aloft and reef in the main
topsail," yelled Harpold.
Waves Running High
By this time the waves were rolling the vessel. "Hold the rudder, and
trim the jib boom" was. the order.
"Say, captain, let me help," pleaded
Ward Mathie.
"Noble words, me lad! Mount the
scaffold, no, I mean the cross trees,
and go easy on the main caps,"
shouted Skipper Harpold.
The ship righted and then began to
sink between two monster waves.
Cameron was at the wheel. Tlie next
minute the vessel rode the gale. My,
but that was a beautiful picture! Then
some one yelled "a man-eating shark
to starboard!"
The next minute we saw something
slowly approaching, but the rain was
splashing and so we couldn't get a
good snapshot. I had my camera
under my arm ready to snap the
monster.
"One of you fellows go ashore and
get a pearl handle pocket knife, then
come back to the ship. We'll tackle
that shark on the port side of the
waist of this ship," shouted Harpold.
Sailors Return
It seemed years, but in reality it
was two hours when several of the
men returned. They apologized, saying
they got stuck in the mud while wading out to the ship and they had
trouble finding a pearl-handle pocket
knife.
Well, it wasn't a shark. It was a
large piece of dark canvas. We
battled with the storm for several
hours. Then we headed the bow for
the shore. The captain praised the
men for their pluck and coolness.
That evening we landed.
"Get any fish, Max?"
"I'll say we did. It was a fine
restaurant, and we had a real swell
fish dinner."
Thus ends the' story.
They Caught Fish
Frank Gross and son George and
Robert Foster left for Gilford lake,
near Lisbon, on Monday. They returned last evening. They caught fish, but
out of deference to Frank, the subject will end right here. "No use making my friends envious?' he said.
STICK TOGETHER IS
ADVICE TO FARMERS
The Rev. Father Mauer of Canal
Fulton While Discussing Milk
Testing Urges Members To
Uphold Principles For Which
Farm Union Stands.
PICNIC DATE IS AUGUST 25
As The Sun Sees It
Without Prejudice
Booster local's attendance at Friday
night's meeting was past the 75 mark was
despite the heavy rain. Routine business including the closing of the cooperative lime buying.
The Rev. Fr. Mauer of Canal Fulton gave a fine talk which was much
appreciated. He discussed milk testing, a subject he knows thoroughly.
He urged unity of purpose and a
"stick together" program for farmers
and the holding up of Farm Union
principles.
Hagans At Louisville
Mr. Hagans, Ohio's president, met
with Louisville local on Tuesday evening and will meet with a " public
gathering sponsored by Greenville
this Wednesday evening, August 7, in
school No. 1G on route 93.
Annual Picnic Date
The second annual picnic will be
held on Sunday, August 25, at the
Stark county fair grounds. Games and
speeches by prominent men will be
the feature of the program.
Everyone interested in farmers and
their problems is invited to attend.
There will be a good time for everyone.
Among the Members
Mrs. Cline of Booster local is improving after being on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Halter attended the Pike township picnic on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Schumacher of
Louisville local had two children bitten by a dog supposed to have rabies.
The children have been treated and
have experienced no ill effects.
Gilbert Kiko of Booster is on
sick list.
John W. Rost
JOHN W. ROST, who died in his
home in Canton on Monday was a
citizen of notable importance,
actual and potential, to the county.
His work among boys and young-
men made him many friends in Stark
county, and in North Canton it was
impossible to defeat him when he
candidate for public office.
A steadfast Republican, his interest
in politics was that of a citizen of
strong convictions, but it could never
be charged against him that lie put
the interest of his party before the
welfare of the community. Twice was j
lie elected county treasurer.
Old and young delighted in his
company and sought his advice and
never failed to find refreshment and
inspiration in his presence.
A modest but efficient man was
John W. Rost. It is idle 'to surmise
what he would have done if gifted
with more vigorous physical powers.
What he did and was will be held
by his friends as a precious memory.
the
Telling of the Activities of North Canton American Legion Post No. 419 and ef the Legion Auxiliary
■Poet Meeting '
The regular Post meeting was held
on Mbnday, August*5, at the Legion
home. The annual election of Post
officers which was scheduled for that
time has been postponed and will be
held on August 19, at 8:00 p.m. The
ballots will be mailed to members
who are requested to bring or send
them in on or before the date set.
Visiting Committee Appointed
Commander Roy Harpold appointed
a committee which will be called upon
to visit our sick or disabled comrades
in this community. The members of
the committee are: C. P. Miesmer,
chairman; Harrison Cline and Frank
Stover.
.Any member knowing of a sick
comrade should notify the committee
immediately. Keep this committee in
mind and give them your assistance.
Sons of Legion Meeting
Sons of the Legion Squadron will
hold their regular meeting in the
Legion home this Wednesday evening at 7:30. All boys who are
eligible and have not signed up are
invited to attend. Members of the
Post are also invited to "listen in" on
the meeting.
State Convention
The most spectacular demonstration
in the state since the war is the prediction when the Ohio Department
of the American Legion goes on
parade at Dayton during the six
teenth annual convention August 25
to 27.
A glimpse of the size and the colorful spectacle that will be presented
has been obtained recently when the
marching and musical units of the
department exhibited thier wares in a
manner that has shown the Legion
is emerging from the depression in
the most resplendent colors of its
career.
Added to the high development
which the marching and musical units
have reached will also be the factor
that the parade is being staged in a
city with wide streets and in the
center of a district made famous by
Wright and Patterson army air base!
A number of our Post members are
planning to attend.
IN HI-Y CAMP
North Canton Youths Leave For Ten
D|ays Training.
Robert Mohler, secretary; Robert
Swope, vice-president, and Richard
Evans, president of the North Canton Senior Hi-Y club, left this Wednesday morning for Camp Nelson
Dodd for a 10-day training period for
Hi-Y officers.
Thi3 camp which is located in a
beautiful spot on the Mohican river,
near Brinkhaven, is owned by the
Ohio Area Y. M. C. A.
The fellowship of such a camp, the
interchange of ideas of representatives of the clubs from all of Ohio
and the counsel received from leaders is invaluable to these young
officers and the Hi-Y members they
represent.
TO OCCUPY SON'S PULPIT
The Rev. Wm. N. Emch To Preach
In Zion Lutheran Church.
It must be a source of great satisfaction to father and son when they
can exchange pulpits. On Sunday
morning, Aug. 11, the Rev. William
N. Emch, pastor of the Lutheran
church in Groveport, near Columbus,
will occupy the pulpit in Zion Lutheran church of which his son, Norman
B. Emch is the popular pastor.
The Rev. Wm. N. Emch will arrive
in North Canton on Friday accompanied by his wife and daughter
Catherine for a week's visit with their
son and his wife in the Lutheran
parsonage.
ARREST OF TWO BOYS
EXPLAINS ROBBERIES
Officer Ray Huff Finds Them In
Parked Car On Donner Rd. At
1:30 In Morning—They Acknowledge They Committed
Thefts In North Canton.
TO BE TAKEN TO AKRON
Policeman Ray Huff arrested two
boys, Howard and Herbert Wise of
Akron, aged 16 and 17 years, on suspicion when he found them sitting in
a parked car on Donner road at 1:30
on Tuesday morning. The auto had
wrong license plates.
On' being questioned they admitted
having committed robberies in this
section that have had police guessing
for several months. May 18 and 19
were specific dates when the boys
were guilty of taking -property belonging to householders, they told
the North Canton police.
Paroled From Lancaster
Both boys were paroled from Lancaster. Associated with them was one
Andy Scafield of Akron, who is now
in the hands of the law in Columbus.
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
Lester Braucher, August Hess and Ben
Long Celebrate By Working.
Lester Braucher celebrated his
birthday anniversary on Monday by
putting in a good day's work at his
desk as clerk of the village of North
Canton. Capable, honest as daylight,
obliging at all times, Lester has made
a host of friends.
Another distinguished son of North
Canton whose birthday anniversary
I occurs this month is August Hess.
| Going strong as Sunday-school teach-
I er, workman and K. of P., August is
j truly this town's "Grand Old Man."
Seeing Things
A FEW newspapers are professing
to see the day ahead when there
will be a job for every man. We
think they are "-seeing things" instead
of jobs. With the exception of the
time during the late war when we
had four millions of men under arms,
who were taken out of the ranks of
industry, business, agriculture and the
professions, we have no record of a
single day when there was a "job for
every man."
We do not think the day will ever
come when we will witness such
Utopian conditions. We have always
had our unemployed in various stages
of numerality, and we will always
continue to have them. The world has
not yet reached the perfect stage,
and it will not reach it in our time,
or in the time of our children or our
children's children.
The best we can expect is to reduce
the unemployed to a minimum, and
when that is done we may expect
substantial prosperity. Spreading
false hopes and promises is not optimism. It is what is known as "the
bunk."
Scafield is also a paroled man.
John Deetz's lawn mower, one of
the articles stolen, may be returned.
The other stolen goods were pawned
or sold.
The boys were in cells in the city
hall this Wednesday when The Sun
went to press. Officials from Akron
will arrive today and take the Wise
brothers to that city.
o
Man Fined $50
Harold B. Hinzman was arrested
and fined §50.00 and costs for driving
while intoxicated. He collided with a
parked car with lights on, on North
Main street, North Canton, belonging
to H. H. Albrecht of Lincoln Way E.,
Massillon. Both cars were badly damaged, Mr. Albrecht's car more so than
the Hinzman car.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB
Sponsoring Garden Contest and Ask
For Specimens.
The Woman's club of North Canton
is sponsoring a garden contest. They
ask that all persons who will enter
individual specimans or gardens, rock
gardens or pools to notify Mrs. G.
W. Henderson, phone 9188, or Mrs.
H. E. Gougler, phoe 9434.
a
Schrantz a Candidate
, Todd L. Schrantz of Harman street
has taken out a petition as a candidate for the board of public affairs
of North Canton.
Long may he shine! This town needs
him.
Ben Long of The Sun had a birthday anniversary on Monday. He celebrated by putting in 16 hours at his
work instead of 14, his usual number.
Asked for an interview, Long said
he attributed his unusual good health
to "work, more work, and still more
work."
Lawn Fete, August 14
The Junior Girls' guild of Zion
Reformed church will hold a lawn fete
on Wednesday, August 14, on the
lawn of Mrs. C. M. Wehl at 507 West
Maple street. Everyone is invited to
attend. The girls always do worthy
acts with the money they earn.
It Will Not Cost
the Taxpayers
One Cent
[AN EDITORIAL]
EVERYONE in Stark county, able*
to do so, should go to the polls
on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and vote
for the proposal to issue bonds in
the amount of $490,000 for emergency
poor relief under the Carey act.
The Carey act, The Sun has been
informed on excellent authority, will
not add one cent to the bonded indebtedness of the county.
"When securities become due they
will be paid from Stark county's
share of an additional excise tax
levied on utilities," reads the ruling.
Other counties in Ohio are classed
as being "absolutely safe for the
Carey act." Such being the case, it
is reasonable to suppose that Stark
county will fall in line on Tuesday
and vote for the $496,000 poor
relief act.
In recent weeks much hafe occurred
which tends to depress the spirits of
fathers and mothers and to cast a
brooding darkness over their thoughts.
The strong sun of faith may have?
gone, for' some, into' total eclipse.
Those unable to help themselves
must be helped by the more forturi-
ale.- It is true that North Canton
take's care'of the few persons residing
here needing assistance, but our duty
as citizens must go further than that.
We'must'in'this case,' as in the past,
share otir prosperity'.with others.
Keep this in mind: Unless the
people vote for the $496,000 poor relief- measure on Tuesday, Stark
coiirity will face the worst crisis in
its history this fall and next year.
There is no politics in this election,
although it is natural that insidious
eleventh hour falsehoods will be circulated in an attempt to defeat the
measure. Pay no attention to such
talk.
The issue is sharply drawn: In
voting for the measure you vote to
help those unable' to support themselves and you show you are a
humane person. You also vote to
KEEP DOWN your taxes.
So turn out on Tuesday, Aug. 13,
and vote for the $49.6,000 poor relief
bonds. -*•' ..-'-vfj. . .- .
MAYORS AT MEETING
All Villages Represented Today In
Canton Discussing Relief.
Mayor Evans, Clerk Braucher,.
townsh;p trustees and others interested in welfare work are attending
a meeting with the county commissioners this Wednesday morning in
the courthouse, Canton. The object is
to put across the $496,000 poor relief
issue at the polls on Tuesday.
This is not a political measure and'
if passed will not cost taxpayers anything. It is purely from humanitarian
motives that the mayors, clerks and
others in Stark county are meeting;
with the county commissioners.
looksIjkepontius
.Miiiy Be Named To Succeed John W.
Rost As County Treasurer.
Tlie opinion prevails in well-informed political circles that the
county commissioners will name Fred
C. Pontius county treasurer to succeed John W. Rost, who died on
Monday.
The commissioners refuse to affirm
or deny the rumors.
Pontius was defeated by Rost by
approximately 122 votes, and it is
said that Fred's friends believe hois entitled to the place.
greeItownIght
Legion Post To Stage "Amateur
Festival" On Saturday.
As announced in The Sun last week
under display headlines, Howard D.
Miller Post No. 436, American Legion,
of Greentown, will hold an "Amateur
Nite Festival" on .Saturday, Aug. 10.
There will be cash awards for
specialty numbers, and Russell Rudy
and his Jackson Center Vagabonds
will furnish the music.
The public is invited. The affair
will be held on the public square. "A
glorious time for all," says the announcement, and The Sun believes it.
W. C.TJLMEETING
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, With Mrs.
R. C. Willigmann On Portage St.
The August meeting of the W. C.
T. U. will be held on Wednesday,
August 14, with Mrs. R. C. Willig*
mann of Portage street. The program
as scheduled is: Teacher, Mrs. Grace
Lewis; devotionals, Mrs. R. C. Willigmann; music, Mrs. Helen Jester.
Subjects: "Restoration.! of Home,"
Mrs. Leo Braueherr. ''The Havoc of
Liquor Heritage;" Mrs. Alice Royer;
"Every Child' 'An 'Education," Mrs.
Grace Holl; current events, Mrs. A.
O. Musgrave.
o -—
Scales Are True
Louis Kauffmann, county sealer of
weights and measures, was in North
Canton on Friday examining the
scales in the stores. "Everything according to Hoyle in this town," he
replied in answer to a question by a.
writer for The Sun.

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IT SHINES FOR ALL THE PEOPLE IN
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NORTH CANTON, STARK COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1935
$2.00 PER YEAR.
Vote FOR the Poor Relief Issue on Tuesday!
SWIMMING STROKES A
FEATURE OF MEETING
Friday Evening, Aug. 9, a Large
Number of High.piass Stark
County "Water Birds" Will
Show Their Ability In the Big
Pool In North Canton.
OUSLEY STARS IN EVENT
Entries are coming in from pools
and beaches about* Stark county to
compete on Friday evening, August
9, at the North Canton Pool. Events
for both men and women will be held
to determine just who are the masters of the different strokes in this
county. Awards will be given for
first, second, third places. A trophy
to the high point team. The public
is invited to see this meet. Admission
is free.
Bob Ousley a Star
Robert Ousley proved to be the
individual star by winning 3 firsts
out of 7 events for young men while
North Canton lost to Akron 32 to 40
points.
Evans gained second place in the
fancy diving with 63.45 points. Led-
ford of Akron first with 73.55;
Peters of North Canton took third
place with 52 points..
North Canton having some of their
swimmers away, proved fatal in the
relay and medley.
Five North Canton girls swam a
40-yd. free style with the final results: Margaret Mohler, first; Esther
Hinder, second; Dorothy McClelland,
third; Myrtle Denton, fourth; Gladia
Miesmer, fifth. (Time 29 seconds).
The-Akron girls will visit North
Canton soon for a duel meet with
our girls.
Learn To Swim
The Ohio Water Safety association
is sponsoring a learn-to-swim campaign and North Canton has joined
in with the Red Cross of Canton in
the contest between cities of 25000
population and over. To date North
Canton has taught: 39 to be polli-
wogs, or swimmers of 10 to 25 feet.
61 to be beginners, or swimmers of
25 to 100 feet. 19 to be swimmers or
tread water, float, dive, swim 100
yards; 50 feet with legs only, surface
dive, and witness a demonstration of
artificial respiration.
Softball League
While softball has been rather quiet
due to vacation and rain, this activity
will gain some momentum this week.
Several boys' games will be played
and possibly the Hoover league will
start its final round.
Told Without
Varnish fa Ben Long
D
Private Secretaries
AVID LAWRENCE'S tribute to
Louis Howe, private secretary to
President Roosevelt, is one great
newspaper writer telling the truth
about another great newspaper man
every member of the profession
recognizes has no equal -today as a
private secretary and political adviser. Louis Howe is recovering from
a long and serious illness, and while
his old-time vigor may be missing,
it is the opinion of the newspaper
correspondents stationed in Washington that his penetrating judgment is
of inestimable value to the President
these hot and tiring days.
WAY TO SAYE MONEY
Is To Visit Crawfords Store During
His August Sale.
Everyone who visits Crawfords
store for men and boys knows that
the entire stock is fresh, new goods,
kept up to date and therefore the
sale that is being held from August
8 to 17, is a real cutting of prices.
The merchandise is up to the
minute styles and patterns and a 25%
reduction or one-fourth off the regular
price makes a saving worth any one's
consideration.
Visit the Crawford store. You will
be pleased with the opportunities
found there.
IS IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. W. E. Hill Awaiting Operation
For Toxic Goiter.
Mrs. W. E. Hill is in Mercy hospital. Her physicians are hoping to
build her health to the point where
they may operate for toxic goiter.
Mrs. Hill, though a quiet retiring
person, has many friends who are
wishing her well and hoping to see
her in health in the near future.
Back From Bass Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Good and Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Deetz have arrived
home from Bass Lake, near Traverse
City, Mich. Pishing fine. While there
they were greeted by Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Bolker and Mr. and Mrs. "Red"
Streby. The Strebys own a fine trailer,
said Sam, "one of the*most modern
I ever saw. It is a good hotel on
wheels."
LOUIS HOWE was covering (reporting) the proceedings of the legislature in Albany, N. Y., when he
first met Franklin D. Roosevelt, then
a state senator. When Roosevelt went
to Washington as assistant secretary
of the navy under Wilson he induced
Howe to go along as his private
secretary. The two men are the
modern Damon and Pythias, and
many seasoned political writers believe it was Howe's fidelity and love
for his chief that brought about his
nomination. Day and night Howe
worked for Roosevelt, advancing his
cause and pointing out pitfalls. That
the President appreciates and loves
Howe none will deny.
XXX
A LOYAL and efficient secretary is
hard to find. A secretary can
make or break an ordinary man
in public life. Apart from loyalty, a
good secretary must know how to
deal with the public. Many a congressman has gone down to defeat
after a term or two because his
private secretary did not know enough
or was too indolent to keep in touch
with the "folks back home."
The same thing goes for other men
in public life.'They employ secretaries
of small mental ability, and as a
result they find themselves out in the
cold when the next election ballots
are counted.
A wife, too, can ruin a public man's
career. I have known. several cases
where men were within reach of the
governorship, even the presidency,
and a wife's tongue or insolent manner spelled his doom.
X X X
HE big men in the house and
senate employ capable secretaries.
Little escapes their piercing gaze.
Joe Cannon, when speaker of the
house, had two star newspaper _ men
on his staff. One day his political
secretary said to him: "Here are the
socks Mrs. Blank knitted for you last
year. She arrived in Washington this
morning with her husband from
Danville."
When Mr. and Mrs. Blank called
to see Speaker Cannon he was presiding over the house, but he turned
the gavel over to a member and went
into his office to greet the Blanks.
Of course they saw the socks he
wore, trust Cannon for that, and the
dear old lady actually wept tears of
joy when Joe described the satisfaction it gave him to wear them.
The Blanks left town. the next day
and Speaker Cannon resumed his old
custom of wearing silk socks.
Cannon served as speaker seven
years, and he was in congress so long*
that some persons actually believed
he was one of the first men Illinois
sent to Washington.
The one time he was defeated was
his own fault and had he listened
to his two secretaries—but that is
another story.
XXX
THE eternal bickering between capital and labor is retarding recovery, and those of us in between are becoming weary of playing
the goat.
The learn to swim campaign inaugurated by the Community Building will save many lives this year
and in the years to come.
Politics—forget it. The average
man can get hot under the collar
these days without any effort, so why
argue over something you know will
make you uncomfortable?
STORMY FISHING TRIP
TOLD BY M. MESSERLY
With Skipper Roy Harpold In
Command and Don Cameron
At Wheel Men From North
Canton Braved Rain, Wind
and High Waves In Lake Erie.
GET FISH IN RESTAURANT
f
[As told to the yachting editor of
The Sun by Max Messerly. Mr.
Messerly agrees to assume full
responsibility for this story.—Editors
The Sun.]
There were eight in the crowd when
we reached the dock at Lakeside,
Cleveland: Max Messerly, Don Cameron, Roy Harpold, Roy Roshong,
Ralph Hess, Ward Mathie of North
Canton, and Mr. Freitag and son of
Akron.
The weather looked threatening
but the wind was slow, so we pushed
out into the lake full of confidence.
When about four miles from shore
the wind picked up and Skipper Roy
Harpold ordered First Mate Cameron
to reef the spanker boom. This sail
is near the stern, but Don misunderstood the order and started for the
main royal stay between the fore
royal and the main royal masts.
Wind a Gale
By this time the wind was blowing
a gale and Skipper Harpold ordered
all- members of the crew except the
lookout and the man at the helm to
meet in his cabin for a conference.
He told us the weather was beginning
to be thick but to keep our courage.
"The hull is sound, the keel is
clean, and if we keep our nerve we'll
weather the gale. Of course all fishing trips are more or less dangerous,
but a friend of mine was captain of
a canal boat and he told me many
things we'll find useful in this storm,"
said Harpold. Then he ordered us
on deck.
The boat began to pitch, and
several of the crew were showing
signs of seasickness. "Pull in the
fore royal stay and three of you
fellows go aloft and reef in the main
topsail," yelled Harpold.
Waves Running High
By this time the waves were rolling the vessel. "Hold the rudder, and
trim the jib boom" was. the order.
"Say, captain, let me help," pleaded
Ward Mathie.
"Noble words, me lad! Mount the
scaffold, no, I mean the cross trees,
and go easy on the main caps,"
shouted Skipper Harpold.
The ship righted and then began to
sink between two monster waves.
Cameron was at the wheel. Tlie next
minute the vessel rode the gale. My,
but that was a beautiful picture! Then
some one yelled "a man-eating shark
to starboard!"
The next minute we saw something
slowly approaching, but the rain was
splashing and so we couldn't get a
good snapshot. I had my camera
under my arm ready to snap the
monster.
"One of you fellows go ashore and
get a pearl handle pocket knife, then
come back to the ship. We'll tackle
that shark on the port side of the
waist of this ship," shouted Harpold.
Sailors Return
It seemed years, but in reality it
was two hours when several of the
men returned. They apologized, saying
they got stuck in the mud while wading out to the ship and they had
trouble finding a pearl-handle pocket
knife.
Well, it wasn't a shark. It was a
large piece of dark canvas. We
battled with the storm for several
hours. Then we headed the bow for
the shore. The captain praised the
men for their pluck and coolness.
That evening we landed.
"Get any fish, Max?"
"I'll say we did. It was a fine
restaurant, and we had a real swell
fish dinner."
Thus ends the' story.
They Caught Fish
Frank Gross and son George and
Robert Foster left for Gilford lake,
near Lisbon, on Monday. They returned last evening. They caught fish, but
out of deference to Frank, the subject will end right here. "No use making my friends envious?' he said.
STICK TOGETHER IS
ADVICE TO FARMERS
The Rev. Father Mauer of Canal
Fulton While Discussing Milk
Testing Urges Members To
Uphold Principles For Which
Farm Union Stands.
PICNIC DATE IS AUGUST 25
As The Sun Sees It
Without Prejudice
Booster local's attendance at Friday
night's meeting was past the 75 mark was
despite the heavy rain. Routine business including the closing of the cooperative lime buying.
The Rev. Fr. Mauer of Canal Fulton gave a fine talk which was much
appreciated. He discussed milk testing, a subject he knows thoroughly.
He urged unity of purpose and a
"stick together" program for farmers
and the holding up of Farm Union
principles.
Hagans At Louisville
Mr. Hagans, Ohio's president, met
with Louisville local on Tuesday evening and will meet with a " public
gathering sponsored by Greenville
this Wednesday evening, August 7, in
school No. 1G on route 93.
Annual Picnic Date
The second annual picnic will be
held on Sunday, August 25, at the
Stark county fair grounds. Games and
speeches by prominent men will be
the feature of the program.
Everyone interested in farmers and
their problems is invited to attend.
There will be a good time for everyone.
Among the Members
Mrs. Cline of Booster local is improving after being on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Halter attended the Pike township picnic on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Schumacher of
Louisville local had two children bitten by a dog supposed to have rabies.
The children have been treated and
have experienced no ill effects.
Gilbert Kiko of Booster is on
sick list.
John W. Rost
JOHN W. ROST, who died in his
home in Canton on Monday was a
citizen of notable importance,
actual and potential, to the county.
His work among boys and young-
men made him many friends in Stark
county, and in North Canton it was
impossible to defeat him when he
candidate for public office.
A steadfast Republican, his interest
in politics was that of a citizen of
strong convictions, but it could never
be charged against him that lie put
the interest of his party before the
welfare of the community. Twice was j
lie elected county treasurer.
Old and young delighted in his
company and sought his advice and
never failed to find refreshment and
inspiration in his presence.
A modest but efficient man was
John W. Rost. It is idle 'to surmise
what he would have done if gifted
with more vigorous physical powers.
What he did and was will be held
by his friends as a precious memory.
the
Telling of the Activities of North Canton American Legion Post No. 419 and ef the Legion Auxiliary
■Poet Meeting '
The regular Post meeting was held
on Mbnday, August*5, at the Legion
home. The annual election of Post
officers which was scheduled for that
time has been postponed and will be
held on August 19, at 8:00 p.m. The
ballots will be mailed to members
who are requested to bring or send
them in on or before the date set.
Visiting Committee Appointed
Commander Roy Harpold appointed
a committee which will be called upon
to visit our sick or disabled comrades
in this community. The members of
the committee are: C. P. Miesmer,
chairman; Harrison Cline and Frank
Stover.
.Any member knowing of a sick
comrade should notify the committee
immediately. Keep this committee in
mind and give them your assistance.
Sons of Legion Meeting
Sons of the Legion Squadron will
hold their regular meeting in the
Legion home this Wednesday evening at 7:30. All boys who are
eligible and have not signed up are
invited to attend. Members of the
Post are also invited to "listen in" on
the meeting.
State Convention
The most spectacular demonstration
in the state since the war is the prediction when the Ohio Department
of the American Legion goes on
parade at Dayton during the six
teenth annual convention August 25
to 27.
A glimpse of the size and the colorful spectacle that will be presented
has been obtained recently when the
marching and musical units of the
department exhibited thier wares in a
manner that has shown the Legion
is emerging from the depression in
the most resplendent colors of its
career.
Added to the high development
which the marching and musical units
have reached will also be the factor
that the parade is being staged in a
city with wide streets and in the
center of a district made famous by
Wright and Patterson army air base!
A number of our Post members are
planning to attend.
IN HI-Y CAMP
North Canton Youths Leave For Ten
D|ays Training.
Robert Mohler, secretary; Robert
Swope, vice-president, and Richard
Evans, president of the North Canton Senior Hi-Y club, left this Wednesday morning for Camp Nelson
Dodd for a 10-day training period for
Hi-Y officers.
Thi3 camp which is located in a
beautiful spot on the Mohican river,
near Brinkhaven, is owned by the
Ohio Area Y. M. C. A.
The fellowship of such a camp, the
interchange of ideas of representatives of the clubs from all of Ohio
and the counsel received from leaders is invaluable to these young
officers and the Hi-Y members they
represent.
TO OCCUPY SON'S PULPIT
The Rev. Wm. N. Emch To Preach
In Zion Lutheran Church.
It must be a source of great satisfaction to father and son when they
can exchange pulpits. On Sunday
morning, Aug. 11, the Rev. William
N. Emch, pastor of the Lutheran
church in Groveport, near Columbus,
will occupy the pulpit in Zion Lutheran church of which his son, Norman
B. Emch is the popular pastor.
The Rev. Wm. N. Emch will arrive
in North Canton on Friday accompanied by his wife and daughter
Catherine for a week's visit with their
son and his wife in the Lutheran
parsonage.
ARREST OF TWO BOYS
EXPLAINS ROBBERIES
Officer Ray Huff Finds Them In
Parked Car On Donner Rd. At
1:30 In Morning—They Acknowledge They Committed
Thefts In North Canton.
TO BE TAKEN TO AKRON
Policeman Ray Huff arrested two
boys, Howard and Herbert Wise of
Akron, aged 16 and 17 years, on suspicion when he found them sitting in
a parked car on Donner road at 1:30
on Tuesday morning. The auto had
wrong license plates.
On' being questioned they admitted
having committed robberies in this
section that have had police guessing
for several months. May 18 and 19
were specific dates when the boys
were guilty of taking -property belonging to householders, they told
the North Canton police.
Paroled From Lancaster
Both boys were paroled from Lancaster. Associated with them was one
Andy Scafield of Akron, who is now
in the hands of the law in Columbus.
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
Lester Braucher, August Hess and Ben
Long Celebrate By Working.
Lester Braucher celebrated his
birthday anniversary on Monday by
putting in a good day's work at his
desk as clerk of the village of North
Canton. Capable, honest as daylight,
obliging at all times, Lester has made
a host of friends.
Another distinguished son of North
Canton whose birthday anniversary
I occurs this month is August Hess.
| Going strong as Sunday-school teach-
I er, workman and K. of P., August is
j truly this town's "Grand Old Man."
Seeing Things
A FEW newspapers are professing
to see the day ahead when there
will be a job for every man. We
think they are "-seeing things" instead
of jobs. With the exception of the
time during the late war when we
had four millions of men under arms,
who were taken out of the ranks of
industry, business, agriculture and the
professions, we have no record of a
single day when there was a "job for
every man."
We do not think the day will ever
come when we will witness such
Utopian conditions. We have always
had our unemployed in various stages
of numerality, and we will always
continue to have them. The world has
not yet reached the perfect stage,
and it will not reach it in our time,
or in the time of our children or our
children's children.
The best we can expect is to reduce
the unemployed to a minimum, and
when that is done we may expect
substantial prosperity. Spreading
false hopes and promises is not optimism. It is what is known as "the
bunk."
Scafield is also a paroled man.
John Deetz's lawn mower, one of
the articles stolen, may be returned.
The other stolen goods were pawned
or sold.
The boys were in cells in the city
hall this Wednesday when The Sun
went to press. Officials from Akron
will arrive today and take the Wise
brothers to that city.
o
Man Fined $50
Harold B. Hinzman was arrested
and fined §50.00 and costs for driving
while intoxicated. He collided with a
parked car with lights on, on North
Main street, North Canton, belonging
to H. H. Albrecht of Lincoln Way E.,
Massillon. Both cars were badly damaged, Mr. Albrecht's car more so than
the Hinzman car.
THE WOMAN'S CLUB
Sponsoring Garden Contest and Ask
For Specimens.
The Woman's club of North Canton
is sponsoring a garden contest. They
ask that all persons who will enter
individual specimans or gardens, rock
gardens or pools to notify Mrs. G.
W. Henderson, phone 9188, or Mrs.
H. E. Gougler, phoe 9434.
a
Schrantz a Candidate
, Todd L. Schrantz of Harman street
has taken out a petition as a candidate for the board of public affairs
of North Canton.
Long may he shine! This town needs
him.
Ben Long of The Sun had a birthday anniversary on Monday. He celebrated by putting in 16 hours at his
work instead of 14, his usual number.
Asked for an interview, Long said
he attributed his unusual good health
to "work, more work, and still more
work."
Lawn Fete, August 14
The Junior Girls' guild of Zion
Reformed church will hold a lawn fete
on Wednesday, August 14, on the
lawn of Mrs. C. M. Wehl at 507 West
Maple street. Everyone is invited to
attend. The girls always do worthy
acts with the money they earn.
It Will Not Cost
the Taxpayers
One Cent
[AN EDITORIAL]
EVERYONE in Stark county, able*
to do so, should go to the polls
on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and vote
for the proposal to issue bonds in
the amount of $490,000 for emergency
poor relief under the Carey act.
The Carey act, The Sun has been
informed on excellent authority, will
not add one cent to the bonded indebtedness of the county.
"When securities become due they
will be paid from Stark county's
share of an additional excise tax
levied on utilities," reads the ruling.
Other counties in Ohio are classed
as being "absolutely safe for the
Carey act." Such being the case, it
is reasonable to suppose that Stark
county will fall in line on Tuesday
and vote for the $496,000 poor
relief act.
In recent weeks much hafe occurred
which tends to depress the spirits of
fathers and mothers and to cast a
brooding darkness over their thoughts.
The strong sun of faith may have?
gone, for' some, into' total eclipse.
Those unable to help themselves
must be helped by the more forturi-
ale.- It is true that North Canton
take's care'of the few persons residing
here needing assistance, but our duty
as citizens must go further than that.
We'must'in'this case,' as in the past,
share otir prosperity'.with others.
Keep this in mind: Unless the
people vote for the $496,000 poor relief- measure on Tuesday, Stark
coiirity will face the worst crisis in
its history this fall and next year.
There is no politics in this election,
although it is natural that insidious
eleventh hour falsehoods will be circulated in an attempt to defeat the
measure. Pay no attention to such
talk.
The issue is sharply drawn: In
voting for the measure you vote to
help those unable' to support themselves and you show you are a
humane person. You also vote to
KEEP DOWN your taxes.
So turn out on Tuesday, Aug. 13,
and vote for the $49.6,000 poor relief
bonds. -*•' ..-'-vfj. . .- .
MAYORS AT MEETING
All Villages Represented Today In
Canton Discussing Relief.
Mayor Evans, Clerk Braucher,.
townsh;p trustees and others interested in welfare work are attending
a meeting with the county commissioners this Wednesday morning in
the courthouse, Canton. The object is
to put across the $496,000 poor relief
issue at the polls on Tuesday.
This is not a political measure and'
if passed will not cost taxpayers anything. It is purely from humanitarian
motives that the mayors, clerks and
others in Stark county are meeting;
with the county commissioners.
looksIjkepontius
.Miiiy Be Named To Succeed John W.
Rost As County Treasurer.
Tlie opinion prevails in well-informed political circles that the
county commissioners will name Fred
C. Pontius county treasurer to succeed John W. Rost, who died on
Monday.
The commissioners refuse to affirm
or deny the rumors.
Pontius was defeated by Rost by
approximately 122 votes, and it is
said that Fred's friends believe hois entitled to the place.
greeItownIght
Legion Post To Stage "Amateur
Festival" On Saturday.
As announced in The Sun last week
under display headlines, Howard D.
Miller Post No. 436, American Legion,
of Greentown, will hold an "Amateur
Nite Festival" on .Saturday, Aug. 10.
There will be cash awards for
specialty numbers, and Russell Rudy
and his Jackson Center Vagabonds
will furnish the music.
The public is invited. The affair
will be held on the public square. "A
glorious time for all," says the announcement, and The Sun believes it.
W. C.TJLMEETING
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, With Mrs.
R. C. Willigmann On Portage St.
The August meeting of the W. C.
T. U. will be held on Wednesday,
August 14, with Mrs. R. C. Willig*
mann of Portage street. The program
as scheduled is: Teacher, Mrs. Grace
Lewis; devotionals, Mrs. R. C. Willigmann; music, Mrs. Helen Jester.
Subjects: "Restoration.! of Home,"
Mrs. Leo Braueherr. ''The Havoc of
Liquor Heritage;" Mrs. Alice Royer;
"Every Child' 'An 'Education," Mrs.
Grace Holl; current events, Mrs. A.
O. Musgrave.
o -—
Scales Are True
Louis Kauffmann, county sealer of
weights and measures, was in North
Canton on Friday examining the
scales in the stores. "Everything according to Hoyle in this town," he
replied in answer to a question by a.
writer for The Sun.